Chapter 1: Mutated
Raphael had three other Mutant Turtle brothers; Leonardo, Donatello and Michelangelo. He also had a human friend named April O Neil, a Rat father named Splinter, a Mutant friend named Leatherhead and one of five (the other four being Raph's brothers and Splinter) enemies of The Krang and Foot Clan. Raph also had a pet turtle named Spike. He found Spike when he was exploring the sewers when he was kid, if you were wondering.
Raphael was going on a little stroll with his pet Spike on his palms after some training, (it was about 7:00 PM) trying to get some time away from his brothers. He loved his brothers and all, it's just sometimes he needs some time away. Besides, Spike never gets some time out of the Lair anymore so this is the perfect time to take a stroll with Spike and talk about his feelings to his pet Turtle.
"Training today was kind of challenging," Raph confessed. "But I really don't know why, it just felt challenging. Maybe because I was training extra hard? I really don't know." Spike just laid on his shell carefully on Raph's palms, chewing on a leaf.
"As much as I don't want to risk anything, I've always wondered what it would be like for you to be mutated," Raph said. "What type of personality would you have? How old would you be? What would you think of me? I suppose I'm rambling but you'll listen, you're my best buddy. I love you man." Raph then decided to walk back to the lair when he heard a "THUMP!".
"What the..." Raph thought. "What was that?" Raph then heard another "THUMP!", but louder. He then turned around to find Krang Mutagen being thrown by him. Raph avoided the Mutagen as it fell onto the ground and broke. It started oozing all over the ground.
"What the shell is going on?!" Raph thought, angrily. Another Mutagen was thrown at Raph, with Raph avoiding it again...or so he thought. The Mutagen hit his left leg, injuring his leg and causing Raph to fall. Spike got near the fallen Mutagen and started to mutate into a Mutant Turtle.
"SHELL!" Raph yelled as he tried to get up but his injured (and now bleeding) leg was proving it difficult for him to do so. "How am I not mutating again? What the shell is going on and..." He noticed that Spike was mutating and started to get up even faster.
"SHELL! SHELL! SHELL!" Raph yelled at the top of his lungs. He finally got himself up and ran to Spike. By the time he got there, Spike had mutated into a female turtle that looked to be about his age. She was laying on the ground, unconscious.
"Spike!" Raph yelled, picking up Spike and putting him in his arms. Raph was suprised to see that Spike was actually a girl of all genders; for the longest of time, he always thought Spike was a boy. But now wasn't the time to be surprised Spike is a girl; now's the time to get help. Raph started running back to the lair as Spike opened her eyes. Blood was dripping from Raph, but again, getting help and getting back to the lair was more important.
"Ra-Raph?" Spike asked afraid but quietly, using her newfound ability to speak. "A-are you-" Spike was interrupted by Raph.
"You're going to be okay!" Raph said. "Just stay with me?"
"A-are you going to be o-okay?" Spike quietly asked again, but loud enough for Raph to hear.
"Of course I'll be okay!" Raph said. "Just stay okay for me!"
"H-how did this h-happen?" Spike asked.
"Someone threw some Krang Mutagen at us and it mutated you," Raph said. "It must have been the Krang!" Raph noticed that no more Mutagen was being thrown at them, but then noticed The Krang were chasing Raph and Spike.
"Shell!" Raph yelled. "I knew it!"
"A-are we going to g-going to-" Spike was once again interrupted by Raph.
"We can't let the Krang find out where the Lair is, so we're going to find another place to hide until the Krang can't find us," Raph said, running even faster. "I know a place that only I know of."
"W-where?" Spike asked.
"You'll see in a minute!" Raph said, running even faster. Raph and Spike eventually got to a tunnel that led to Raph's secret place. Raph went to the left of the Krang and jumped in a hole that led to Raph's secret place, eventually getting in there with Spike. It wasn't very big so the two had to cuddle each other to fit. The two hid as the Krang lost sight of the Turtles.
"The ones known as The Turtles have been lost and those known as The Krang cannot find those known as The Turtles," One of The Krang spoke.
"The ones known as The Turtles cannot hide from those known as The Krang forever," Another Krang spoke. The Krang then left and went to search somewhere else.
"What were they?" Spike asked quietly hoping the Krang would not hear her. Spike wasn't as scared as she was earlier.
"They're Krang," Raph explained in a faint whisper. "Aliens from another dimension. They happen to be the ones responsible for us being mutated, as well as my brothers and my father. Spike...are you okay?" Spike nodded.
"Does the fact that I'm a girl surprise you...at all?" Spike asked, blushing.
"Well, it does..." Raph replied, blushing. "But it's not a bad thing. I just thought you were a boy...but then again, I guess I didn't think about your gender too much until now." Spike noticed Raph's blood on her leg, then noticing Raph's still bleeding leg.
"Raph, you're still bleeding," Spike said.
"I know," Raph said. "But we'll get it to stop once we get back to the lair. We'll wait a minute longer in here just to stay safe, but then we'll get back to the lair." Spike nodded as she laid her head gently on Raph. She knew that she would be safe.
Meanwhile, Leo, Donnie, Mikey and April were in the Sewers as well; except they happen to be looking for Raph since he's been gone longer than usual.
"Where could Raph be?" Leo asked. "Is he really still stressed out over training?" Donnie noticed the fallen mutagen that was ahead of them, and the blood.
"Guys, I think something happened," Donnie said. "Take a look over there!"
"THE KRANG WERE HERE!" Mikey yelled. The four ran over to the scene, with all of them cautious.
"Careful, April," Donnie said, making sure April didn't touch the Mutagen. "We wouldn't want you to get mutated."
"What could The Krang being doing here in the sewers?!" Leo asked. "And why is there blood here?!"
"There's a bloody path that might lead us to something!" Donnie said, noticing the blood trail.
"I think we should follow it," April said. "It could be my dad!"
"It could also be Raph..." Leo said. "Didn't Raph take Spike on a walk with him?"
"Yeah, he did," Donnie answered. "It could be Raph and Spike!"
"Only one way to find out," April replied. "Let's follow the trail." The turtles nodded as they followed the path. As they continued to follow the path, the blood got less and less until the path ended.
"Is this it?" Leo asked. "I think there's more to find out here."
"Leo, Donnie, Mikey, April, I'm so glad to see you all!" Raph said, running towards the four with Spike.
"Raph! What happened?!" Leo asked. "And who's this turtle with you?"
"I was going on a walk with Spike when The Krang threw two Mutagen at us! The first one I avoided no problem, but the second one managed to hit my leg and trip me. Spike fell down and got mutated! We ran away from The Krang and managed to find a spot to hide from them!"
"I was just about say that Spike might be a Mutant!" Donnie said. Donnie then looked at Spike more closely, looking at her femininity. "But...Spike's a girl!"
"Spike's a GIRL?!" Leo and April asked.
"Uh yeah, that's what Donatello said," Mikey said. "Don't you two listen?"
"Raph's leg was bleeding earlier but it stopped bleeding," Spike said. "I think you need to take a look at it when we get back to the lair, Donnie."
"Wait, Spike can talk?!" Donnie asked. "And she's a teenager like us...I really need to study Spike to know how the Mutagen has affected her. But yes Spike, you are right, I will need to take a look at Raph's leg first."
"Hey Donnie, when you do that studying, make sure I'm there to monitor everything so Spike doesn't get hurt or Spike doesn't get bored," Raph said.
"Wait...will the studying hurt?" Spike asked.
"No, it shouldn't hurt," Donnie replied. "You shouldn't feel any pain at all...for the most part."
"I seriously hope Master Splinter is understanding and willing to accept Spike for who she is," Raph thought.
"Do you think Splinter will be mad?" Raph asked.
"I honestly don't know," Leo replied. "But we'll find out when we get back."
Five minutes later, the Turtles return to The Lair, with Splinter sitting on the couch and for some reason watching an Alien Soap Opera called Lance and Janice.
"I don't have the capacity for love, Janice! I was cursed by a tribe of Gypsy Ninjas as a kid!" The character Lance said.
"I know Lance, I was IN that tribe of Gypsy Ninjas!" The character Janice said.
"Sensei, something happened and you need to know!" Leo said as he noticed his father was watching an Alien Space Opera. Splinter saw his sons, April and the new turtle and turned his TV off.
"Sorry my Sons, I was watching a Space Soap Opera," Splinter replied. "Now what is it you are going to tell me? And who's the new Lady Turtle with you?"
"Sensei, when Raph was going on his walk, the Krang attacked him and Spike, which resulted in Spike mutating into a Female Turtle and they had to hide!" Donnie explained.
"Oh, Spike is a girl?" Splinter asked. "That's certainly surprising...but not as surprising as other things I've seen. As for the whole incident, are you all okay?"
"Yeah Sensei, I'm fine," Raph said. "Donnie's going to check out my leg since it did get cut, but I'm good."
"I'm okay too," Spike said. "S-Sensei...are you mad?"
"Why would I be mad at you or Raphael when you didn't intend for it to happen?" Splinter asked. "Raphael probably did his best to avoid the damage while protecting you but things happened the way they did."
"Will Spike be able to stay with you guys?" April asked. "Because I don't know how I'd manage having Spike stay with me at my Aunt's house.
"But of course," Splinter replied. "I would not just let Spike be unprotected in the Sewers. She is now in our family and as important as all of us. She will start training in Ninjitsu tomorrow. By the way, Spike, would you like a new name or you okay with the name you have now?"
"I really don't mind the name Spike," Spike replied.
"How about Spika?!" Mikey asked. "It's Spike, but with an A at the end instead of an E! It's perfect for a girl!"
"Wouldn't it be pronounced as Spik-a instead of Spike-a?" Donnie asked.
"I don't care!" Mikey said. "The way I had it was perfect."
"I'm okay with Spike," Spike said. "Really, I actually really like my name."
"Thank you so much Sensei!" Raph said. "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for letting Spike stay!"
"You are very welcome, Raphael," Splinter replied. "I am going to continue watching my Space Soap Opera. You all should stay in the sewers for the rest of the night."
"Hai, Sensei," Everyone else said. Splinter turned on the TV to continue watching his Space Soap Opera.
"Hey Sensei, may I ask what this show is called?" Leo asked.
"It's called Lance and Janice, would you like to watch it with me, my son?" Splinter asked. "I think you might like it."
"Maybe later," Leo said. "But I gotta make sure Raph is okay." Leo, Raph, Donnie, Mikey, April and Spike left the main room and headed their way towards Donnie's lab. A few seconds later, they got into the lab.
"Is Raph okay?" Spike asked nervously.
"Raph's going to be okay, Spike, I promise," Donnie said.
"Donnie may be a dork but he'll make sure I'm alright," Raph said. "I'm fine." Donnie looked at Raph's open wound until finding out it could be infected.
"The wound could be infected, so I'll have to clean it before I bandage it," Donnie said. "It might sting a little bit."
"I'm fine," Raph said confidently. Donnie got his first aid kit and then started to clean Raph's wound. When he was finished, he applied the bandages on the wound.
"There we go, all better," Donnie replied. "Spike, if you don't mind, would it be alright if sometime I would study you and see how the Mutagen has affected you?"
"Well, you said you were going to do it earlier so I guess," Spike said.
"Oh yeah, I did," Donnie replied. "But you don't have to be studied right now. Besides I gotta finish up an invention. April, will you help me out with the invention? I need someone to help me out."
"Sure," April responded. The two got to work on Donnie's invention.
"Alright," Spike replied. "Where will I be sleeping?"
"Oh, Splinter didn't mention where you'd be sleeping!" Leo said. "Don't worry, we'll find you somewhere to sleep."
"She can always sleep in my room," Raph said.
"Where will you sleep though?" Spike asked.
"I can always sleep on the floor, you can take the bed," Raph replied.
"But that doesn't seem fair..." Spike said. "There must be another bed or..."
"Or what, may I ask?" Mikey asked.
"N-nevermind...it's...stupid," Spike said.
"No, no, tell us," Leo said.
"You're opinion matters here," Raph said.
"It's kind of embarrassing to talk about," Spike said.
"Are you asking if you and I could share a bed?" Raph asked, blushing.
"Y-yes..." Spike said, blushing red. "Is that...bad?"
"As long as Splinter doesn't mind then I don't mind," Raph said. "Are you alright with that though?"
"I'm okay with that," Spike said. "Thanks for not thinking my idea is crazy." Raph blushed as he gazed into Spike's brown eyes.
"Beautiful..." Raph thought.
"Looks like love is blooming!" Mikey said. Raph and Spike sighed.
Things were starting out good for the newest Turtle, Spike and everyone else. But it's all just begun. And little did they know that more was surely to come.
A/N: Hello people! Today I got the first chapter of my newest story, "Heroes: Part 1", complete! Don't worry, there is more to come! I hope you like what I have so far. As you all know, this is somewhat of a remake of the "one-shot" story Raphael and Spike: Their Little Moments. And to be honest, this will have some lemons and limes like that story had...okay? This part mostly focuses on Raphael and Spike, but it does focus on Donnie and April, Mikey and Leatherhead and Leo and Karai as well. The second part will focus on the same thing, but will also focus on Ratchet and Clank (as well as Captain Qwark and other Ratchet and Clank characters) since the second part will be a crossover between TMNT 2012 and Ratchet and Clank. As you have noticed, Raph is IN LOVE WITH SPIKE. OH YEAH. AND SPIKE RETURNS THE FEELINGS. OH YEAH! Stay tuned for the next part!